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New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

6,201 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $179.49/cwt +4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 435 lb · 196 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.40/cwt -2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 530 lb · 171 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.43/cwt -5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 532 lb · 137 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,201 4,011 4,917
Feeder cattle 4,933 3,313 3,458
Slaughter cattle 609 303 559
Replacement cattle 659 395 900

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report (12/17/2020), Steer and heifer calves 450-600 lbs. unevenly steady, from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher; 300-450 lbs. calves sold 3.00-9.00 higher. Steers over 600 lbs. mostly steady to 1.00 lower, instances of 2.00-4.00 higher in the 700-800 weights on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows steady, bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Early week advances were noticed in the Futures markets, then became stabilized as the week progressed, thus causing some of the uneven prices at the auctions.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 172.00 $172.00 $344 —
285–296 294 17 166.00–208.00 $193.49 $569 -19.56
305–340 324 24 150.00–213.00 $193.81 $628 +14.72
307–342 unweaned 325 4 195.00–197.00 $196.05 $637 —
355–390 369 79 150.00–213.00 $193.86 $715 +13.46
402–449 434 179 143.00–191.00 $181.10 $786 +6.88
420–445 unweaned 435 5 165.00–171.00 $167.32 $728 —
432–448 444 12 160.00–162.00 $160.49 $713 -13.73
450–460 value added 454 5 170.00–175.00 $172.03 $781 +1.28
470 470 2 136.00 $136.00 $639 -34.40
476 unweaned 476 3 159.00 $159.00 $757 —
451–498 477 64 141.00–180.50 $165.14 $788 -5.26
528 528 2 133.00 $133.00 $702 -24.44
500–540 530 167 139.00–162.00 $156.86 $831 -0.58
530 unweaned 530 2 141.00 $141.00 $747 —
551 thin fleshed 551 4 150.00 $150.00 $826 —
550–593 573 72 130.50–163.50 $143.41 $822 -6.07
573 573 8 140.50 $140.50 $805 -8.98
575–591 unweaned 579 33 141.00–147.00 $145.78 $844 —
600–637 627 76 126.50–139.00 $135.48 $849 -0.52
648 unweaned 648 4 116.00 $116.00 $752 -12.63
658 658 2 125.00 $125.00 $822 -5.89
650–680 664 11 125.00 $125.00 $830 -5.89
657–683 671 44 120.00–131.00 $127.57 $856 -3.32
695 unweaned 695 8 116.00 $116.00 $806 -6.00
715 unweaned 715 2 120.00 $120.00 $858 —
701–745 718 45 126.00–131.00 $128.09 $920 -0.37
750–792 771 130 120.00–130.00 $127.43 $982 +4.21
803–849 829 11 115.00–123.00 $120.19 $996 -5.01
865–873 872 24 111.00–128.00 $113.81 $992 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 177.00 $177.00 $513 +7.61
320–333 324 16 170.00–206.00 $185.22 $600 +14.78
340 unweaned 340 3 190.00 $190.00 $646 —
343 343 8 173.00 $173.00 $593 +2.56
366–398 381 66 147.50–194.00 $182.56 $696 +17.10
405 thin fleshed 405 3 172.00 $172.00 $697 —
407–433 unweaned 421 16 157.00–169.00 $164.76 $694 —
400–448 428 69 131.00–185.00 $170.84 $731 +12.94
455 value added 455 7 169.00 $169.00 $769 —
453–498 473 84 131.50–175.00 $161.81 $765 -1.63
500–540 unweaned 513 9 148.00 $148.00 $759 —
503–541 524 71 130.00–164.00 $152.20 $798 +11.20
555–596 574 63 123.00–154.00 $142.41 $817 -9.58
601–646 617 73 129.50–142.00 $136.12 $840 -0.88
605–637 unweaned 624 15 120.00–128.00 $123.73 $772 —
651–697 676 24 121.00–130.00 $124.36 $841 -12.65
715–744 732 22 115.00–130.50 $118.97 $871 -3.88
762 762 3 123.50 $123.50 $941 -4.00
822 822 4 121.00 $121.00 $995 —
850 850 7 115.00 $115.00 $978 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 unweaned 281 4 154.00 $154.00 $433 —
285–298 289 6 167.00–186.00 $179.48 $519 +18.93
329–340 332 11 161.00–171.00 $166.41 $552 -4.39
351–387 366 14 161.00–177.00 $167.28 $612 +7.08
400–440 410 8 126.00–180.00 $165.51 $679 +14.67
456–492 472 32 124.00–166.00 $150.63 $711 +4.63
475–476 476 5 148.00 $148.00 $704 +2.00
477 value added 477 6 148.00 $148.00 $706 —
507–536 522 20 135.00–150.00 $141.28 $737 -8.72
554–597 575 37 125.00–141.00 $133.62 $768 —
601–640 616 23 113.00–128.00 $119.81 $738 -2.18
651–693 676 14 113.00–126.00 $122.21 $826 -6.95
727–742 738 8 116.00–123.50 $119.86 $885 —
760 760 4 123.00 $123.00 $935 +2.00
872 872 4 105.00 $105.00 $916 +6.00
Small 3-4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
253 253 5 230.00 $230.00 —
322 322 5 260.00 $260.00 —
351 351 16 270.00 $270.00 —
475–498 482 7 235.00–270.00 $259.66 —
500 500 4 240.00 $240.00 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–948 943 6 100.00–101.00 $100.34 $946 —
975 975 2 94.50 $94.50 $921 —
1145 1145 2 75.00 $75.00 $859 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 4 126.00 $126.00 $728 —
661 661 3 115.00 $115.00 $760 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614 614 7 38.00 $38.00 $233 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–217 214 5 158.00–160.00 $159.22 $341 —
255–297 267 26 151.00–180.00 $168.33 $449 +12.38
305 value added 305 2 180.00 $180.00 $549 —
315–345 327 50 144.00–169.00 $158.38 $518 +3.09
336 unweaned 336 3 147.50 $147.50 $496 —
357–395 370 95 141.00–168.00 $157.31 $582 +5.74
385 unweaned 385 4 147.00 $147.00 $566 —
400–444 429 109 125.00–153.75 $146.15 $627 +0.83
421–447 unweaned 431 5 136.50–139.50 $138.26 $596 —
455–478 value added 467 4 146.00 $146.00 $682 -2.00
450–486 472 123 123.00–146.00 $137.35 $648 -3.07
475 fancy 475 2 140.00 $140.00 $665 —
487 unweaned 487 2 130.00 $130.00 $633 —
501–549 530 112 120.50–135.00 $130.55 $692 +5.70
530 thin fleshed 530 2 136.00 $136.00 $721 —
540 unweaned 540 21 121.50 $121.50 $656 —
545 fancy 545 2 143.50 $143.50 $782 —
553–591 567 53 115.00–128.00 $124.54 $706 -3.05
602–642 623 74 115.00–129.50 $123.31 $768 -1.06
625–642 637 8 112.00–115.00 $114.25 $728 -10.12
655–657 656 15 110.00–115.00 $111.33 $730 -17.14
659–692 685 47 115.00–126.00 $120.63 $826 +5.54
706–730 716 49 115.00–121.50 $119.36 $855 +3.50
757–790 769 26 107.00–115.00 $113.65 $874 +5.65
806–812 807 41 110.00–116.00 $115.12 $929 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 151.00 $151.00 $362 —
290 290 11 159.00 $159.00 $461 —
323 value added 323 5 154.00 $154.00 $497 -4.00
322–345 329 19 121.00–156.00 $149.87 $493 +0.07
353 353 3 115.00 $115.00 $406 -34.37
355–399 377 67 123.00–159.00 $149.98 $565 +0.61
405–446 424 43 117.00–151.00 $137.67 $584 -6.83
443 unweaned 443 5 137.00 $137.00 $607 —
448 thin fleshed 448 2 144.00 $144.00 $645 —
466 value added 466 6 145.00 $145.00 $676 +3.00
450–499 483 79 116.00–142.00 $134.34 $649 -2.71
500–549 527 112 120.00–131.00 $124.49 $656 -7.08
557–595 573 68 111.00–129.00 $122.18 $700 -1.69
602–645 622 38 110.00–127.00 $119.26 $742 -4.89
645 645 2 108.00 $108.00 $697 -16.15
653–685 663 14 105.00–119.00 $115.37 $765 -4.06
718–748 726 8 109.00–116.00 $114.20 $829 -3.80
810–846 828 8 102.00–110.00 $105.91 $877 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–270 267 4 149.00–157.00 $152.95 $408 —
318–348 340 17 130.00–151.00 $138.49 $471 -6.16
350–385 370 30 127.50–155.00 $139.16 $515 -0.06
404–446 421 15 116.00–141.50 $133.06 $560 +0.96
457–490 473 55 100.00–137.00 $125.25 $592 +0.57
511–545 534 22 100.00–128.00 $119.47 $638 -4.03
550–591 572 25 111.00–124.50 $116.19 $665 —
650–696 668 9 116.00–124.00 $120.36 $804 —
740 740 2 112.00 $112.00 $829 —
761 761 4 110.00 $110.00 $837 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 6 111.00 $111.00 $601 —
552 552 2 114.00 $114.00 $629 —
660 660 2 111.00 $111.00 $733 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 2 90.00 $90.00 $958 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 509 10 140.00 $140.00 $713 —
621–628 623 32 119.00–120.00 $119.75 $746 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 2 132.00 $132.00 $726 —
653–675 668 6 115.00–122.00 $117.28 $783 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–582 575 7 118.00 $118.00 $678 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–865 775 85-90% 7 20.00–40.00 $32.75 $254 —
819–1140 873 85-90% 6 53.00–54.00 $53.78 $469 +27.61
730–1077 926 85-90% 9 17.00–30.00 $25.29 $234 -16.71
745–1410 959 85-90% 53 31.00–43.50 $38.96 $374 —
810–1100 968 85-90% 16 44.00–50.50 $45.49 $440 —
790–1315 1008 85-90% 46 33.00–45.50 $41.30 $416 —
1040–1070 1060 85-90% 3 52.00–52.50 $52.16 $553 +11.13
860–1547 1143 85-90% 79 44.00–53.00 $47.35 $541 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 80-85% 1 47.50 $47.50 $449 —
945–1115 1020 80-85% 6 46.50–56.00 $50.81 $518 —
800–1330 1044 80-85% 12 40.00–48.00 $43.92 $459 —
1057–1428 1204 80-85% 18 54.75–56.25 $54.93 $661 —
815–1995 1265 80-85% 121 46.50–55.50 $50.77 $642 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1610 1467 75-80% 3 43.00–48.00 $45.86 $673 —
1265–1905 1560 75-80% 12 48.00–54.50 $51.34 $801 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1570 1391 4 57.00–70.00 $64.17 $893 -2.20
1095–2100 1586 35 54.00–77.50 $69.03 $1,095 -6.58
1465–2405 1779 47 73.00–83.00 $78.38 $1,394 —
1765–2190 1999 4 82.00–90.00 $85.85 $1,716 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 1 48.00 $48.00 $667 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 thin fleshed 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 350.00 $350.00
925–945 935 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 650.00–700.00 $675.00
790–1385 1031 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 710.00–860.00 $772.73
735–1500 1043 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 47 550.00–900.00 $752.55
850–1350 1069 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 45 460.00–900.00 $657.78
730–1350 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 34 460.00–1,125.00 $934.71
875–1500 1104 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 42 460.00–900.00 $785.60
1025–1200 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 475.00–750.00 $652.00
850–1300 1161 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 30 575.00–750.00 $667.00
800–1500 1173 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 26 525.00–1,050.00 $895.58
1000–1600 1205 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 43 600.00–1,000.00 $888.14
1225 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00 $600.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 48.00 $48.00 $504
925–1250 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 45.00–56.00 $51.40 $553
1000–1450 1207 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 44.00–58.25 $50.46 $609
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 50.75 $50.75 $617
1125–1400 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 50.00–65.00 $55.33 $689
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740 740 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
889 889 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 675.00 $675.00
945–1155 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–650.00 $625.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–790 783 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,000.00 $950.00
1123 1123 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
578 578 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 335.00 $335.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675–805 740 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 570.00–600.00 $585.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700–1000 850 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 810.00–850.00 $830.00 —
850–900 883 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 550.00–625.00 $578.33 —
850–1000 950 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 860.00–950.00 $921.25 -103.75
800–1150 1022 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 700.00–900.00 $802.78 -211.51
1000–1150 1075 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 635.00–850.00 $742.50 -358.50
900–1250 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 900.00–1,100.00 $991.67 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 835.00 $835.00 —
1200–1410 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 900.00–1,025.00 $978.75 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1050 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 700.00–810.00 $755.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1460 1460 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 80.00 $80.00 $268 —
390 390 3 77.00 $77.00 $300 —
455–496 473 9 55.00–69.00 $62.48 $296 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.